• These stamps were only issued in sheets of eight with a central label. There are actually eight different types of sheets based on four distinct sub-types on two plates, of which only 6000 examples of each sheet type exist. (Slovensko 1939-1945 Specialized catalogue for stamps and postal stationary, Ondrej Foldes, 2007). See below for variation examples.

    [Below: Type B sheet. There are two distinguishing characteristics of Type B sheets: (1) there is a larger brown spot towards the upper left of the sheet, above the curved upper frame of the upper inscription, between the letters "O" and "V" of "SLOVENSKA" and (2) there is a small blue horizontal line at the lower left of the sheet approximately 1cm from the left edge. This particular sheet has been badly miscut. The horizontal dimensions of the sheet are standard but the left margin is significantly thinner (and the right margin significantly wider) than sheets that were cut properly at the printer. Furthermore the vertical dimension of the sheet is not proper and the sheet is shorter than normal. There is no indication that this reduction in size was a result of post-production cutting as all edges of the sheet are identical with respect to the manner in which they are cut.]

    [Below: Type D sheet. There are two distinguishing characteristics of Type D sheets: (1) there is a small brown spot in the stem between the third and fourth Linden leaves to the right of "1944" in the lower right corner of the ornamental frame, and (2) there is a break between the frame of the upper inscription banner and the uppermost vertical leaf of the ornamental frame on the right side where the two should otherwise meet without a space. ]

    [Below: Type F sheet. This sheet has a regular plate fault at position 8 which appears as a series of irregular blue spots around the collar of the infant girl. Type F sheets have a single distinguishing characteristic which appears as a white spot to the right of the top of the cross of the Slovak emblem in the central label.]

    [Below: Type G sheet which has a retouch in the "V" of "SLOVENSKO" at position 7 (not from a Type H sheet as erroneously listed in the Slovak specialized catalogue). There are three distinguishing characteristics of Type G sheets: (1) there is a small brown spot above the upper inscription between the "S" and "K" of "SLOVENSKA", (2) there is a small brown spot in the Linden leaf in the lower right corner of the ornamental frame, and (3) there is a large brown spot in the lowest leaf to the right of the Slovak emblem in the central label.]

    [Below: Type H sheet. Type H sheets have three distinguishing characteristics as follows: (1) there is a break in the frameline around the upper inscription at the right side at the top leaf, (2) there is a break or thinned line at the left side of one of the leaves in the branch that frames the stamps at the right of the sheet and (3) there is a small blue horizontal line below the stamp at position 8.]